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Wootton is an English place name meaning place by the wood. The standard pronunciation rhymes the first syllable with foot.

Places

Places in England called Wootton

Wootton, Bedfordshire
Wootton Fitzpaine, Dorset
Wootton, New Forest, hamlet in south-west Hampshire
Wootton St Lawrence, village near Basingstoke, Hampshire
Wootton, Almeley, a location in Herefordshire
Wootton, Dormington, a location in Herefordshire
Wootton, Isle of Wight
- Wootton Bridge
Wootton, Kent
Wootton, Lincolnshire
Wootton, Northamptonshire
Wootton, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire
Wootton, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire (also known as Wootton-by-Woodstock)
Wootton, Onibury, a location in Shropshire
Wootton, Oswestry Rural, a location in Shropshire
Wootton, Staffordshire, East Staffordshire
Wootton, Stafford, a location in Staffordshire

Wootton Wawen, village in Stratford, England
Royal Wootton Bassett, town in Wiltshire
Wootton Rivers, Wiltshire
Leek Wootton, Warwickshire
Woottons, a location in Staffordshire

Places in Australia called Wootton

Wootton, New South Wales

Fictional places called Wootton

Wootton Major, a fictional place in the short story Smith of Wootton Major by J. R. R. Tolkien

People

Wootton is also a surname derived from the place name.

Barbara Adam Wootton, economist
Bob Wootton, folk guitarist with Johnny Cash
Brenda Wootton, Cornish folk singer
Chris Wootton, Australian Race Driver
Corey Wootton, American football player
David Wootton (historian), British historian
David Wootton (lord mayor), British lawyer and politician
Curt Wootton, American actor
Frank Wootton, English painter
Frank Wootton, Australian jockey
George Wootton (1834-1924), English cricketer
Jeff Wootton, English musician
John Wootton, English painter
Lloyd "Moon" Wootton, Canadian lacrosse player
Marc Wootton (born 1975), English comedian
Richens Lacey Wootton
Scott Wootton, English footballer
Thomas Sprigg Wootton, founder of Montgomery County, Maryland

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 ==Places==
-;Places in England called Wootton:
+;Places in England called Wootton
 *[[Wootton, Bedfordshire]]
 *[[Wootton Fitzpaine]], Dorset
 *[[Wootton, New Forest]], hamlet in south-west Hampshire
 *[[Wootton St Lawrence]], village near Basingstoke, Hampshire
+*[[Wootton, Almeley]], a [[List of United Kingdom locations: Woof-Wy#Woon-Woot|location]] in Herefordshire
-*[[Wootton, Herefordshire]]
+*[[Wootton, Dormington]], a [[List of United Kingdom locations: Woof-Wy#Woon-Woot|location]] in Herefordshire
-*[[Wootton Bridge]], Isle of Wight
+*[[Wootton, Isle of Wight]]
+**[[Wootton Bridge]]
 *[[Wootton, Kent]]
-*[[Wootton, North Lincolnshire]]
+*[[Wootton, Lincolnshire]]
 *[[Wootton, Northamptonshire]]
-*[[Wootton, Oxfordshire (disambiguation)]]:
+*[[Wootton, Vale of White Horse]], Oxfordshire
+*[[Wootton, West Oxfordshire]], Oxfordshire (also known as Wootton-by-Woodstock)
-**[[Wootton, Vale of White Horse]]
+*[[Wootton, Onibury]], a [[List of United Kingdom locations: Woof-Wy#Woon-Woot|location]] in Shropshire
-**[[Wootton, West Oxfordshire]] (also known as Wootton-by-Woodstock)
+*[[Wootton, Oswestry Rural]], a [[List of United Kingdom locations: Woof-Wy#Woon-Woot|location]] in Shropshire
-*[[Wootton, Shropshire]]
-*[[Wootton, Staffordshire]]
+*[[Wootton, Staffordshire]], East Staffordshire
+*[[Wootton, Stafford]], a [[List of United Kingdom locations: Woof-Wy#Woon-Woot|location]] in Staffordshire
+{{commons category|Wootton}}
 *[[Wootton Wawen]], village in Stratford, England
-*[[Wootton Bassett]], town in Wiltshire
+*[[Royal Wootton Bassett]], town in Wiltshire
 *[[Wootton Rivers]], Wiltshire
 *[[Leek Wootton]], Warwickshire
+*[[Woottons]], a [[List of United Kingdom locations: Woof-Wy#Woon-Woot|location]] in Staffordshire
 ;Places in Australia called Wootton:
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 *[[Chris Wootton]], Australian Race Driver
 *[[Corey Wootton]], American football player
+*[[David Wootton (historian)]], British historian
+*[[David Wootton (lord mayor)]], British lawyer and politician
+*[[Pittsburgh Dad|Curt Wootton]], American actor
 *[[Frank Wootton (artist)|Frank Wootton]], English painter
 *[[Frank Wootton (jockey)|Frank Wootton]], Australian jockey
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 *[[John Wootton]], English painter
 *[[Lloyd Wootton|Lloyd "Moon" Wootton]], Canadian lacrosse player
-*[[Marc Wootton]], English comedian
+*[[Marc Wootton]] (born 1975), English comedian
+*[[Richens Lacey Wootton]]
 *[[Scott Wootton]], English footballer
 *[[Thomas Sprigg Wootton]], founder of Montgomery County, Maryland
+{{commons category|Wootton (surname)}}
 ==See also==
-*[[Wootten (disambiguation)]]
+*[[Wootten]]
-*[[Wooten (disambiguation)]]
+*[[Wooten]]
 *[[North Wootton (disambiguation)]]
 *[[Wotton (disambiguation)]]